The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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